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Microsoft unveils AI agents that resemble virtual employees
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. In a nutshell: Microsoft is developing an enterprise-level Copilot tool that enables companies to build custom AI applications. Clients can create chatbots to interface with customers or AI "agents" that automate internal tasks. The Redmond firm started a closed beta earlier
Microsoft says new Windows App SDK delivers “incredible” performance gains
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Forward-looking: Initially deployed in 2021, the Windows App SDK is designed to provide a comprehensive set of APIs and tools for building modern Windows desktop applications. Developers can choose between the traditional Win32 API model or UWP/WPF, while benefiting from modern
Microsoft says it broke some Windows 10 patching – as it fixes flaws under attack
Patch Tuesday Another Patch Tuesday has dawned, as usual with the unpleasant news that there are pressing security weaknesses and blunders to address. Microsoft issued fixes for more than 70 flaws affecting various components of its products including Windows, Office and its Mark of the Web mechanism, Azure, Dynamics Business Central, SQL Server, Hyper-V, and
Microsoft will showcase the future of Copilot AI this September
Skip to content Image: Microsoft Copilot+ PCs first launched back in June, and ever since then we’ve been seeing more and more computers with Copilot+ badges. But Microsoft isn’t just pushing Copilot+ PCs — there’s also the Copilot AI chatbot. The Verge reports that Microsoft will hold a digital presentation via LinkedIn on September 16
Microsoft Azure outage takes down services across North America
Microsoft has mitigated an Azure outage that lasted more than two hours and took down multiple services for customers across North and Latin America. The company says the incident started around 18:22 UTC and impacted services that leverage Azure Front Door (AFD), its modern cloud Content Delivery Network (CDN). "This issue is impacting multiple geographies
Microsoft Conducts Fresh Round of Layoffs: Multiple Departments & Locations Affected
A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed that the company is conducting another round of layoffs, owing to organizational and workforce adjustments Exactly how many people will be let go is still unknown. However, it is expected to affect multiple departments and locations. This wasn’t unexpected since the company recently ended its last fiscal year. And it’s natural
Image: Mark Hach Microsoft has decided to pull its controversial Recall feature from the initial wave of Copilot+ PCs and fully test it via the Windows Insider program before it lands on customer PCs. According to a June 13th update to a blog post Microsoft originally published on June 7th, Recall will now be released
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Microsoft says it’s pausing Windows Copilot UI tests
Image: Mark Hachman / IDG Microsoft is taking a break from testing new Copilot AI features within Windows, which may mean that the company has settled on some ideas that it may eventually roll out to the majority of Windows users. Microsoft announced the change in plans on Friday, as part of the release of
Microsoft doesn’t want cops using Azure AI for facial recognition
An update to Microsoft's Azure Open AI Service code of conduct makes it clear who Redmond doesn't want using its hottest new tech: Cops. Microsoft's Azure OpenAI Service code of conduct was quietly updated this week to clarify restrictions on law enforcement use of the tech for facial recognition, which while present in older versions